There is something rather wonderful about a knitted crown. It takes a little yarn, a few pointed peaks and suddenly someone is in charge of the birthday cake. Whether they should be trusted with that responsibility is another matter … Read More ...
Free Knitted Crown Pattern for Kids and Adults: A Sweet Handmade Dress-Up Idea
There’s something wonderfully charming about a knitted crown. It’s playful, useful for the dress-up basket, and just the sort of small project that gives a leftover ball of yarn a proper purpose. Much better than letting it roll around the … Read More ...
Sandok Cable Sweater Review: Sizing, Yarn and What to Know Before Knitting
Some sweater patterns quietly join the knitting queue. Others make you mentally rearrange your entire winter wardrobe before you’ve even checked the yarn requirements.
The Sandok Cable Sweater by Tuva Sandok falls firmly into the second category. With bold cables, … Read More ...
My Favorite Things Knitwear Review: Is This Pattern Website Worth Browsing?
Some knitting websites make me want to buy yarn. Others make me want to rethink my entire wardrobe. My Favourite Things Knitwear falls into that second category, with the sort of understated garments that make a plain jumper look … Read More ...
Knit Picks Friends & Family Sale: Save 20% on Your Next Knitting Project
If your knitting basket contains three unfinished projects but somehow none of the yarn you need for the next one, this might be useful news. The Knit Picks Friends & Family Sale is offering 20% off sitewide with promo code … Read More ...
Free Charity Knitting Pattern: Premature Baby Beanie
There is something especially lovely about a handmade baby beanie, but when it is made for a premature baby, it becomes more than just a knitting project — it becomes a tiny act of kindness.
Book Review: Best Dressed Crab and Friends – Knitted Sea Creatures With an Ocean of Outfits
I knew I was going to like this book the moment I saw a crab wearing a puffer vest.
Best Dressed Crab and Friends by Karla Courtney is one of those knitting books that’s completely unnecessary in the very best … Read More ...
Brava Yarn Is 20% Off All September
Brava Yarn Is 20% Off All September
If you need soft, affordable yarn for a project that will actually be used and washed, Brava is worth adding to your list. This bestselling acrylic yarn is the Yarn of the Month … Read More ...
Book Review: Knitted Safari Friends – 20 Adorable Animals to Make
If you have a weakness for knitted animals wearing tiny clothes, Knitted Safari Friends by Sarah Keen is going to be very difficult to resist.
This colourful collection includes 20 safari and savannah animals to knit, including a lion, … Read More ...
Kids Play Ball – Free Knitting Pattern Review
There is something wonderfully old-school about a handmade knitted play ball, isn’t there? This sweet little Kids Play Ball pattern from CraftBits is a simple free knitting project for making soft striped toy balls, perfect for babies, toddlers, playrooms, or … Read More ...
Vintage Knitted Coat Pattern PDF – Pembroke Coat
Oh, this one has proper old-Hollywood winter charm.
The Pembroke Coat is a vintage knitted coat pattern that instantly made me think of crisp winter walks, leather gloves, polished boots, and the sort of coat your grandmother would have casually … Read More ...
Italian Cast On Knitting: How To Get That Perfect Stretchy Ribbed Edge
If you have been seeing beautifully finished knitted hats, sweater necklines and cuffs that seem to flow magically over the edge without an obvious cast-on row, there is a very good chance you are looking at an Italian cast on… Read More ...
30 Reversible Knitting Stitch Patterns That Look Good on Both Sides
There are some knitting projects where the wrong side really doesn’t matter. A sweater? Fine. A cushion cover? Nobody is peeking around the back unless they’re being particularly nosy.
But scarves, blankets, shawls and wraps are a completely different … Read More ...
Easy Shadow Knitting Squares To Join Into A Blanket
Shadow knitting squares are such a clever way to learn illusion knitting without jumping straight into one enormous hidden-image blanket.
Instead of casting on hundreds of stitches and hoping your colour contrast works, you can start with one small square. … Read More ...
12 Quick Fingering Weight Yarn Knitting Patterns For Using Up Sock Yarn
Fingering-weight yarn is beautiful, economical and wonderfully versatile, but I’ll be the first to admit that it doesn’t immediately spring to mind when someone says “quick knitting project.” Fine yarn and tiny needles can make us picture complicated lace shawls, … Read More ...